Well, I have a fever of 101.4 and I'm NOT neutropenic. They took cultures, which should come back in around 24 hours. A little nervewracking, especially considering a big, painful node popped up on my neck. Seems like a little something is going on. I don't know at what point in this process they give you antibiotics, but I know you get a lot. I'd have thought it was after Day 0, though.
The constipation has passed, replaced with some totally off the hook diarrhea, alas. They gave me this crazy liquid laxative (in my fevered state, I can't recalll the name of it, which I find pretty amazing.) every half hour until there was some activity. Well, I had more activity than I'd ever thought possible outside of a Fleet kit.
And tonight I've had 4 1/2 hours of Nurse Kratchet. Didn't like her much at all -- she was nasty, slow, and forgetful. She's the first one I've disliked in my entire inpatient experience -- SCT and ICE. I'm going to see tomorrow if I can request that she not care for me in the future. On the upside, she just had a short shift to fill in for someone, so what's 4 1/2 hours of my life? I got my chemo, didn't I? That's what I came for.
More tomorrow.
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"The constipation has passed, replaced with some totally off the hook diarrhea, alas."
A sentence that only our Sarah could pull off. With grace, even.
:)
jam
Sarah, I changed nurses three times during my SCT because they were mean and it's your right as a patient. Don't fret about it, do it because your state of mind depends on how soon you will heal from all this, so get rid of Kratchet! Hang in there and hope that soon you'll be feeling better.
God bless you,
Anne
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